Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research) Share this | Hansard source

The government's intention is to pass legislation that will enable the Malaysian agreement. So in the same way that we intend to transfer 800 persons to Malaysia, we also intend to take on the 4,000 refugees we are committed to as part of this agreement.

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